Michigan’s limited sturgeon season broke records for participation, fastest time
Editor's note: This story was produced for the ear and designed to be heard. If you're able, WCMU encourages you...
The Metro: Sharing our favorite stories from our first year on-air
Today on The Metro, we’re celebrating our first year on the air! It has been a ride. We’ve brought our...
New DDOT director Robert Cramer talks transit in Detroit
Robert Cramer is in his first month on the job as Detroit’s executive director of transit. He replaces Michael Staley,...
The Metro: Steps we can all take to reduce waste
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Americans toss out an average of five pounds of trash each...
The Metro: Detroit has 300 parks and you can adopt one
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Detroit has over 300 parks. It’s a community resource that requires...
Ingham County judge hears challenge to Enbridge Line Five
A judge spent nearly four hours Monday listening and sorting through arguments on the future of the state’s effort to...
The Metro: Tonya Mosley can’t stop talking about Detroit
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Being from Detroit means a lot of things to a...
A rural energy co-op in northern Michigan wants a nuclear revival
The historic restart of a shuttered nuclear power plant is planned for later this year on the shores of Lake...
Scientists want microplastics monitored in the Great Lakes. Now, it’s up to the US and Canada
Scientists want the U.S. and Canada to designate microplastics as a “chemical of mutual concern.”The recommendation is part of a...
The Metro: The future of renewable energy, utility industry in Michigan
Since the 1970s, our energy bills have been going up. Year after year, utility companies like DTE have been asking...
‘A crisis’: Lake whitefish survey paints an even more dire picture
One scientist thinks lake whitefish could disappear from certain parts of the Great Lakes within the next five years.That’s the...
Shelters prepare as extreme cold expected to hit Michigan
Next week’s very cold temperatures might provide a good excuse for some Michiganders to curl up at home with a...